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WHO IS IT? is a Ukrainian publishing house focused on the literature of experience. In our portfolio, we bring together both fiction and nonfiction works that explore diverse human experiences. Each book is created to help readers reflect on meaningful topics, find support, and untangle the knots of memory in order to build a happier future.

In our catalogue, you will find unique Ukrainian titles that combine powerful storytelling with authentic voices.‍

Books worth paying attention to:

For Mom, for Dad

‍‍The first work of fiction in Ukraine about eating disorders. A bestseller that made a record number of readers cry and heal their inner children.
At the center of the story is little Varya. The girl grows up in a family where, despite having both parents, there are no adults. Her mother and father are incapable of feelings or care, so Varya must explore the world on her own—often through trauma.

She longs for a sense of safety and discovers something that feels very close to it: the feeling of fullness. Thus begins the ritual of sacred eating, which captivates her for many years and decades. Ahead lies the long journey of adult Varvara through the labyrinths of a distorted mind, shaped by this false equation of form and meaning, food and love.

This is an honest and deeply moving story about trauma and healing—a “novel of the symptom,” as writer Lyubko Deresh calls it.

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Strength Grew at the Breaking Point

Strength Grew at the Breaking Point is a collection of feelings, thoughts, and experiences of Ukrainian women whose voices must be heard by everyone. Fifteen stories about the power of transformation.

It is about each woman who did not choose this reality, but chose her response to it. About women who found their own mission, freedom, and strength. Who managed to see the light in the most horrific events.

The heroines: Maryana Mamonova, Rusya Danilkina, Vlada Liberova, Tata Kepler, Shura “Yalta” Ryazantseva, Kateryna “Ptashka” Polishchuk, Nika “Brom” Cherniavska, Khrystyna “Kudriava,” Natalia “Angel” Shevchuk, Lena Zhuk, Inna Bilous, Valeria Yezhova, Liza Smit, Klara Borysivna Bai, Raisa Shulha.

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‍Scattered

‍Scattered — a book that, for some, may become a mirror.

Narcissistic lovers, children who consume all your time, a war that changes the rules of the game, and a lack of sensitivity toward oneself.

This book can illuminate the path. Embrace you with the words: “You are not alone.” It can help you endure betrayal. Or allow you to see experience through different eyes.

No matter how much the paths you walk with others diverge, the most important thing is not to be scattered from yourself.

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